The Kickball Conflict

By Caitlin Brandenburg & Elizabeth McCreight

El juego Conflicto

Tanner and Cheyenne are playing with their neighbors.

Tanner y Cheyennes juego están jugando con sus vecinos.

They decide to use their legs to play kickball. Tanner pitches the first three innings.

Deciden utilizar sus patas para jugar juego y. Tanner terrenos los tres primeros innings.

Cheyenne wants to pitch so she says, "Hey Tanner, is your arm tired? Let me pitch."

Cheyenne quiere tono por lo que ella dice: "Hey Tanner, es el brazo cansado? Permítaseme tono".

Tanner does not like that idea so he shakes his head and says, "No, I am not done".

Tanner no le gusta esa idea tan menea la cabeza y dice: "No, no estoy hecho".

Cheyenne gets very angry and stomps her foot. She points her finger and tells Tanner he is not being fair.

Cheyenne obtiene muy enojado y avanzando su pie. Señala el dedo y le dice Tanner no está siendo justos.

Tanner says, "I was here first and I am the best pitcher".

Tanner dice, "yo estaba aquí primero, y yo soy el mejor pitcher".

What should Tanner and Cheyenne do?

Lo que debería Tanner y Cheyenne hacer?

Tanner places his foot on the ball and stops playing to decide the right thing to do.

Tanner pone su pie sobre la bola y deja de jugar a la hora de decidir lo que se debe hacer.

Cheyenne says, "From now on, we can take turns". Tanner wants to play fairly too, so they agree and shake hands.

Cheyenne dice: "De ahora en adelante podremos tomar turnos". Tanner quiere jugar bastante demasiado, por lo que acuerdan y echarle una mano.

For the rest of the kickball game Tanner and Cheyenne take turns pitching, and everyone plays fairly.

Para el resto del juego juego Tanner y Cheyenne turnarse pitching y todos juegan bastante.

Tanner and Cheyenne hang a sign up sheet to give everyone a turn pitching and to reduce conflict.

Tanner y Cheyenne colgar un cartel de hoja para dar un pitching y a reducir los conflictos.

National Health Education Standards

Grade Level: 3

Health Standard #4: Students will demonstrate the ability to use interpersonal communication skills to enhance health and avoid or reduce health risks.

Performance Indicator #4.5.1 Students will demonstrate effective verbal and nonverbal communication skills to enhance health.

Performance Indicator #4.5.3 Students will demonstrate nonviolent strategies to manage or resolve conflict.

Picture #2: http://www.flickr.com/photos/photons/507705183/

Picture #10: http://joelalevy.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/kids_shaking_hands.jpg

Permission to use pictures was granted by parents of all children in this story book.

Translations were verified by Taylor Lang, 2011.